Given name & surname
Heitor
Heitor is a masculine given name. It is used in Portuguese.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Heitor is a form of Hector. An origin associated with Hector is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2006. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Heitor is a form of Hector. The history of Hector gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Hector is associated with the prince of Troy.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Heitor through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 377
- 377 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 54 babies
- 2025
- 50
- #2,618 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +98%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 50 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,618 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 98.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Massachusetts had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (19). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 378 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Heitor’s family of names
Heitor shares a linguistic root with Hector. Heitor has a related form in Hector. Heitor is a form of Hector.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Heitor
- Heitor Villa-LobosBrazilian composer (1887–1959)
- Heitor CanalliBrazilian footballer (1910–1990)1907–1990
- Heitor da Silva CostaBrazilian engineer (1873–1947)
- Heitor PereiraBrazilian musicianborn 1960
- Heitor de Araújo SalesBrazilian archbishopborn 1926
- Heitor dos PrazeresBrazilian musician, composer, and painter (1898–1966)
- Heitor DhaliaBrazilian film director and screenwriterborn 1970
- HeitorBrazilian footballer (born 2000)
- Heitor PintoCatholic theologian, exegete and spiritual writer from Portugal1528–1584
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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